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MAIN M - Map 1A - - 1930 Ford Model AA/Barton 350/200 Forestry 1B - E2 - 1956 Ford F800 4x4/Maynard 750/800 Brush Breaker 1C - T1 - 1970s Tanker - Chappy 1D - F230 - 2002 Ford 150 Gal Forestry 1E - T233 - 2014 International/KME 1250/2000 Engine-Tanker 1F - F240 - 2015 Ford F350/Warner 125/150 Forestry 1G - F230 - 2020 Ford F550/Bulldog 250/300 Forestry MORE 2A - 2B - 2C - T1 - 1970s Tanker - Chappy 2D - F230 - 2002 Ford 150 Gal Forestry 2E - T233 - 2014 International/KME 1250/2000 Engine-Tanker 2F - F240 - 2015 Ford F350/Warner 125/150 Forestry 2G - F230 - 2020 Ford F550/Bulldog 250/300 Forestry |
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EDGARTOWN |
1671 - Incorporated as Town of EDGARTOWN 1694 - Chilmark broke away on its own 1880 - Cottage City (Oak Bluffs) broke away on its own 27.0 - Square Miles - AREA 5,168 - Population - (2020) CENSUS 191.4 - Density PER SQ MILE |
Edgartown -
Forestry - 1930 Ford AA/Barton 350/200 |
Edgartown - 1930 Ford Model AA / Barton 350/200 Forestry |
The Edgartown Forest Fire Department operated this 1930 Ford Model AA truck. It apparently had a Barton 350 gpm pump front mounted and carried about 200 gallons of water. It would have had some hose and tools. The truck was probably the first fire truck to serve on Chappaquiddick Island when it was assigned there in 1950. |
Edgartown -
Engine 2 - 1956 Ford/Maynard 750/800 Brush Breaker |
Edgartown - Engine 2 - 1956 Ford F800 4x4 / Maynard 750/800 Brush Breaker |
Edgartown Engine 2 was a 1956 Ford F800 4x4 / Maynard Brush Breaker. Like other trucks of that era, it also served as an engine with a 750 gpm front mount pump and carried a healthy 800 gallons of water making it quite useful for any type of fires at the time. It carried about 1200' of 2-1/2" hose, 400' of 1-1/2" hose, 400' of 2/3" hose on 2 reels, a 16' and 35' ladder, and other essential equipment. The truck cost about $11,900 in 1956 and was built by Maynard in Marshfield, Mass. It also had a 250 gpm auxiliary pump driven by a second motor that enabled pump and roll capability for off road brush fires as a brush breaker. It served from 1956 to approximately 1977. |
Edgartown -
Tanker - 1974 Dodge PTO/2000 Gallon Tanker - Chappy |
Edgartown - Tanker - 1997 (1974) Dodge PTO/2000 Gallon Tanker. |
Edgartown built a small fire station on Chappaquiddick Island around 1983. The island lacks fire hydrants and back in the 1990's an old fuel truck was used as a water tanker. It was about a 1974 Dodge that had a small pump and carried about 2000 gallons of water. |
Edgartown -
Forestry 230 - 2002 Ford 150 Gallon Forestry
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Edgartown - Forestry 230 - 2002 Ford F350 - 150 Gallon. |
Edgartown put a 150 gallon skid tank and pump in this 2002 Ford F350 to make it a forestry truck. It served that role until about 2016. Photo 2006. |
Edgartown -
Tanker 233 - 2013 International/KME 1250/2000 Tanker |
Edgartown - Tanker 233 - 2013 International/KME 1250/2000 Tanker |
Edgartown put this 2013 International/KME Tanker in service on Chappaquiddick Island. The new truck has a 1250 gpm pump and 2000 gallon tank. It has a folding tank and other equipment. From time to time the truck has been reassigned to the main station to give it some more running time and mileage. |
Edgartown -
Forestry 240 - 2015 Ford/Warner 125/150 Forestry |
Edgartown - Forestry 240 - 2015 Ford F350 / Warner Utility 125/150
Forestry |
Edgartown replaced the 2002 Ford Forestry with a 2015 Ford F350 with a Warner Utility Body, and the 125 gpm/150 gallon skid tank. The vehicle was initially lettered 240. |
Edgartown -
Forestry 230 - 2020 Ford F350/Bulldog 250/300 |
Edgartown - Forestry 230 - 2020 Ford F550 / Bulldog 250/300 Forestry |
Edgartown put this 2020 Ford F550 4x4 / Bulldog 250 gpm, 300 gallon Forestry truck in service. It has larger wheels and is more capable than the previous forestry trucks. The truck can be taken on a variety of calls and is better able to access narrow driveways and off road situations. |
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Edgartown - Forestry - 1930 Ford Model
AA/Barton 350/200 |
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Edgartown - Engine 2 - 1956 Ford F800/Maynard
750/800 Brush Breaker |
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Edgartown - Tanker - 1974 Dodge PTO/2000
Gallon Tanker - Chappy |
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Edgartown - Forestry 230 - 2002 Ford 150
Gallon Forestry |
June 2006 photo
May 2009 photo
May 2015 photos
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Edgartown - Tanker 233 - 2013 International/KME
1250/2000 Tanker |
Edgartown Tanker 233. 2013 International/KME 1250/2000. At the
Chappy Station.
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Edgartown - Forestry 240 - 2015 Ford/Warner
125/150 Forestry |
No Additional Photos |
Edgartown - Forestry 230 - 2020 Ford
F550/Bulldog 250/300 Forestry |
Edgartown - Forestry 230 - 2020 Ford F350/Bulldog. Photo June 2021
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